Back Of The Walls, Southampton, SO14 3LS

People

Gender

In the UK, the overall gender distribution is approximately 49% male and 51% female. However, the area surrounding SO14 3LS, has a female population slightly higher than UK average, with 54% of residents being female. Several factors can contribute to this. Women generally live longer than men, resulting in a higher proportion of women in neighborhoods with significant elderly populations. Typically, as people grow older, they tend to relocate from city center addresses to suburban areas, smaller towns, and rural locations. Consequently, these areas often have a higher number of females. A higher female population can also be found in areas with industries that employ more women, such as healthcare, education, and retail.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Female	44.5%	54%	9.5%	51.0%	3.0%
Male	55.5%	46%	-9.5%	49.0%	-3.0%

Partnership Status

Across the UK, the average relationship status breakdown is roughly 44% married, 38% single, 9% divorced, 6% widowed, and 2% separated.

In the immediate area around SO14 3LS, a significant portion of the population is single, making up 79.5% of the residents. On average, approximately 38% of individuals who responded to the census in the UK were single. Areas with higher single populations are typically urban centers, university towns, regions with dynamic job markets, rich cultural offerings and entertainment facilities. These regions also tend to have a younger demographic.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Single	52.8%	79.5%	26.7%	37.9%	41.6%
Married: Opposite sex	25.4%	11.4%	-14.0%	44.2%	-32.8%
Separated	4.1%	0.9%	-3.2%	2.2%	-1.3%
Divorced	15.2%	7.1%	-8.1%	9.1%	-2.0%
Widowed	2.5%	1.1%	-1.4%	6.1%	-5.0%

Health

Across the UK, the average 48.4% rated their health as Very Good, 33.6% as Good, 12.7% as Fair, 4% as Bad, and 1.2% as Very Bad.

Population age significantly impacts residents' health. Additionally, socioeconomic status plays a crucial role: higher income levels and lower poverty rates are linked to better health outcomes. Affluent areas benefit from higher living standards, access to private healthcare, and healthier lifestyle choices.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Very good health	39.7%	48.8%	9.1%	48.4%	0.4%
Good health	33.2%	34.3%	1.1%	33.6%	0.7%
Fair health	18.3%	11.4%	-6.9%	12.7%	-1.3%
Bad health	7%	4.8%	-2.2%	4.0%	0.8%
Very bad health	1.7%	0.6%	-1.1%	1.2%	-0.6%

Education and Qualifications

During the 2021 census, the educational qualifications of residents across the UK were as follows: 18.2% had no qualifications, 9.6% had 1-4 GCSEs, 13.4% had 5 or more GCSEs and 1-2 A/AS Levels, 16.9% had 2 or more A Levels, 33.8% held a degree (or equivalent), and 5.4% had completed an apprenticeship.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No qualifications	28.4%	14.3%	-14.1%	18.2%	-3.9%
1-4 GCSEs or Equivalent	13.7%	6%	-7.7%	9.6%	-3.6%
5 or more GCSEs, an A-Level or 1-2 AS Levels	15.2%	7.6%	-7.6%	13.4%	-5.8%
Apprenticeship	4.1%	2.7%	-1.4%	5.3%	-2.6%
HNC, HND or 2+ A Levels	8.6%	34.9%	26.3%	16.9%	18.0%
Degree or Similar	15.2%	31.5%	16.3%	33.8%	-2.3%
Other	14.7%	2.9%	-11.8%	2.8%	0.1%

Culture

Ethnic Group

In this area, the population is more ethnically diverse compared to the UK average. While 59.2% of the residents identify as white, which is lower than the UK average of 81.4%, there are significant representations of other ethnic groups.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Bangladeshi	7%	3.3%	-3.7%	1.1%	2.2%
Chinese	0%	10.2%	10.2%	0.7%	9.5%
Indian	7%	1.6%	-5.4%	3.1%	-1.5%
Other Asian	3.5%	6.3%	2.8%	1.6%	4.7%
Black African	2.2%	4.3%	2.1%	2.5%	1.8%
Black Caribbean	2.6%	2%	-0.6%	1.0%	1.0%
Other Black	0.9%	2.4%	1.5%	0.5%	1.9%
Mixed White and Asian	0%	1%	1.0%	0.8%	0.2%
Mixed White and African	0.9%	1.2%	0.3%	0.4%	0.8%
Mixed White and Caribbean	1.3%	0.4%	-0.9%	0.9%	-0.5%
Mixed Other	0.4%	0.6%	0.2%	0.8%	-0.2%
White	71.6%	59.2%	-12.4%	81.4%	-22.2%
Gypsy or Irish Traveller	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Roma	0%	0.4%	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Arab	0.9%	1.4%	0.5%	0.6%	0.8%
Other	1.3%	5.3%	4.0%	1.6%	3.7%

Country of Birth

In this area, 56.3% of the population were born in the United Kingdom, which is lower than the UK average of 83.2%.

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	63.8%	56.3%	-7.5%	83.2%	-26.9%
European Union	15.7%	17.1%	1.4%	6.1%	11.0%
Rest of Europe	1.3%	0.8%	-0.5%	0.8%	0.0%
Africa	3.9%	4%	0.1%	2.7%	1.3%
Middle East and Asia	13.1%	19.5%	6.4%	5.6%	13.9%
The Americas and the Caribbean	1.7%	2%	0.3%	1.3%	0.7%
Oceania	0.4%	0.2%	-0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%

Length of Residence

	2011	2021	10y change (pp)	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
Born in the UK	63.8%	56.2%	-7.6%	83.2%	-27.0%
10+ Years	6.1%	14.3%	8.2%	9.8%	4.5%
5-10 Years	11.8%	3.6%	-8.2%	2.9%	0.7%
2-5 Years	10%	7%	-3.0%	2.2%	4.8%
Less than 2 years	8.3%	18.9%	10.6%	1.9%	17.0%

Passport Held

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
United Kingdom	58.8%	76.7%	-17.9%
Ireland	1%	0.6%	0.4%
France	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Germany	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
Italy	1%	0.6%	0.4%
Portugal	2.4%	0.5%	1.9%
Spain	0.2%	0.4%	-0.2%
Lithuania	1.4%	0.3%	1.1%
Poland	6.4%	1.3%	5.1%
Romania	0.4%	0.9%	-0.5%
Other EU countries	6%	1.5%	4.5%
Turkey	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Other Europe	0.4%	0.2%	0.2%
North Africa	0.2%	0.1%	0.1%
Central and Western Africa	0.2%	0.3%	-0.1%
Middle East	0.4%	0.1%	0.3%
Eastern Asia	8%	0.3%	7.7%
Southern Asia	2.4%	1.2%	1.2%
South-East Asia	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
North America and the Caribbean	0.4%	0.3%	0.1%
Central and South America	0.2%	0.2%	0.0%
No passport held	8.9%	13.5%	-4.6%

Religion

	2021	UK Average	postcode vs UK (pp)
No religion	43.7%	37.2%	6.5%
Christian	24.9%	46.2%	-21.3%
Buddhist	0.8%	0.5%	0.3%
Hindu	1.2%	1.7%	-0.5%
Muslim	16.3%	6.5%	9.8%
Other religion	0.8%	0.6%	0.2%
Not answered	12.3%	6.0%	6.3%

Safety

Is Back Of The Walls Street dangerous?

Over the last 12 months, the overall crime rate around Back Of The Walls was 161.2 per 1,000 residents, which is 21.2% lower than the Banister & Polygon average. The most reported crime type was Violence and sexual offences.

Back Of The Walls has the 48th highest crime rate of 112 local areas in Banister & Polygon and the 180th highest crime rate of 734 local areas in Southampton .

Violent and sexual offences accounted for around 72.0 crimes per 1,000 residents and have been rising year on year. Over the last decade, overall crime has fallen by about -33.1%.

🔎 See full breakdown of local crime, hotspots & trends

Affluence

Household Income

Households in this area have a similar level of wealth to the average household in England and Wales. 55% of analyzed areas in England and Wales have higher average household annual income than this area.

Average Household Income
£43,500

Income Rank
5/10

Household Income in SO14 3LS, Local Authority and Region

Deprivation

Index of Multiple Deprivation (IMD) - 8/10 (high )
Indices of multiple deprivation (IMD) is used to classify the relative deprivation (a measure of poverty) of the area. It considers the following domains:
Income Deprivation Domain - 8/10 (high )
The Income Deprivation Domain measures the percentage of people in the population who are experiencing poverty due to having a low income. It includes both those who are unemployed and those who are employed but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Employment Deprivation Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Employment Deprivation Domain measures the proportion of the working-age population in an area involuntarily excluded from the labour market. This includes people who would like to work but are unable to do so due to unemployment, sickness or disability, or caring responsibilities.
Education, Skills and Training Domain - 7/10 (above average )
The Education, Skills, and Training Deprivation Domain measures the lack of education and skills in a local area. It has two parts: one for children and young people, and one for adults. The part for children and young people looks at their school achievements ('flow'), while the part for adults looks at the number of adults without qualifications ('stock').
Health Deprivation and Disability Domain - 9/10 (very high )
The Health Deprivation and Disability Domain measures the risk of early death and poor quality of life due to bad physical or mental health. It looks at illness, disability, and early death, but not at behaviors or environments that might affect future health.
Crime Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Crime Domain measures the risk of people and property being victims of crime in a local area.
Barriers to Housing and Services Domain - 6/10 (average )
The Barriers to Housing and Services Domain measures how easy or hard it is to access housing and local services. It has two parts: one looks at how close local services are, and the other looks at issues like how affordable housing is.
Living Environment Deprivation Domain - 10/10 (very high )
The Living Environment Deprivation Domain measures the quality of the local environment. It has two parts: the "indoors" part looks at housing quality, and the "outdoors" part looks at air quality and road traffic accidents.
Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) - 9/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Children Index (IDACI) measures how many children aged 0 to 15 live in low-income families. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low incomes. This includes both those who are unemployed and those who work but earn very little (and who satisfy the respective means tests).
Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) - 10/10 (very high )
The Income Deprivation Affecting Older People Index (IDAOPI) measures the percentage of people aged 60 or older who have low income. It is part of the Income Deprivation Domain, which looks at how many people in an area have low income, including both unemployed people and those with low-paying jobs (and who satisfy the respective means tests).

Property Prices

Average property prices on Back Of The Walls are based on 5 property sales since the beginning of 1995. Estimated property prices are calculated by adjusting the last sale price by current House Price Index for Southampton.
StreetScan downloads house price data directly from the HM Land Registry and uses it to create these statistics.

House Prices for Back Of The Walls, Southampton, SO14 3LS

Estimated Average Property Prices for SO14 3LS

Average Price
£123,626

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
no sales

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£123,626

Estimated Average Property Prices for Back Of The Walls

Average Price
£603,503

Semi-Detached
no sales

Terraced
no sales

Detached
£366,587

Flats/Maisonettes
no sales

Other
£662,732

Property Prices Comparison

Latest Property Sales on Back Of The WallsStreet

Address	Sale Price	Sale Date	Price Estimate 2025
Austen House Back Of The Walls, Southampton, Southampton Other, an established residential building	£112,283	2018-12-14	£122,479

View All Property Sales and Other Statistics for SO14 3LS

Employment

The percentage of student residents living in SO14 3LS area is much higher than the country's average. Usually places with high percentage of students are near Universities and near entertainment places.

Economic Activity

Student (economically inactive)	208
Full-Time Student (with or without job)	64
Full-Time Employee	45
Self-Employed	26
Retired	23
Long-Term Sick or disabled	22
Part-Time Employee	20
Unemployed	17
Looking after home or family	14
Other	10

Employment Industry

Human health and social work activities	26
Wholesale and retail trade; repair of motor vehicles and motor cycles	23
Accommodation and food service activities	16
Transport and storage	8
Administrative and support service activities	5
Education	5
Other	5
Manufacturing	5
Information and communication	5
Professional, scientific and technical activities	4
Public administration and defence; compulsory social security	4
Construction	4
Financial and insurance activities	3
Real estate activities	2
Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply	2

Schools

Primary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St John's Primary and Nursery School French Street , Old Town SO14 2AU	3out of 4	376 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Hope Community School Southampton Central Hall, St Mary Street , SO14 1NF	- not rated	479 yd	Free schools	No	Mixed	More About School
St Mary's Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School Ascupart Street , SO14 1LU	3out of 4	820 yd	Voluntary controlled school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Maytree Nursery and Infants' School Derby Road , SO14 0DY	3out of 4	1,722 yd	Foundation school	Yes	Mixed	More About School
Springhill Catholic Primary School Milton Road , SO15 2HW	4out of 4	1,774 yd	Academy converter	No	Mixed	More About School

Secondary

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
St Anne's Catholic School Carlton Road , SO15 2WZ	4out of 4	1,709 yd	Academy converter	No	Girls	More About School
Oasis Academy Sholing Middle Road , Sholing SO19 8PH	2out of 4	3,345 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
The Chamberlayne Academy Tickleford Drive , Weston SO19 9QP	- not rated	3,726 yd	Academy sponsor led	No	Mixed	More About School
Upper Shirley High School Bellemoor Road , Upper Shirley SO15 7QU	3out of 4	3,795 yd	Academy converter	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Regents Park Community College King Edward Avenue , SO16 4GW	3out of 4	3,970 yd	Foundation school	No	Mixed	More About School

16 plus

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Southampton City College St Mary Street , SO14 1AR	- not rated	694 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Richard Taunton Sixth Form College Hill Lane , SO15 5RL	- not rated	3,300 yd	Academy 16-19 converter	No	Mixed	More About School
Itchen College Middle Road , Bitterne SO19 7TB	- not rated	3,652 yd	Further education	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School

Not applicable

	Ofsted Overall Effectiveness	Distance	Establishment Type	Has Nursery Classes	Gender	More Info
Southampton Solent University East Park Terrace , SO14 0YN	- not rated	865 yd	Higher education institutions	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
Fitrah Sips Ltd 55 Northumberland Road , SO14 0EJ	- not rated	1,261 yd	Other independent school	Not Applicable	Mixed	More About School
The Polygon School Handel Terrace , SO15 2FH	3out of 4	1,370 yd	Foundation special school	Not Applicable	Boys	More About School
King Edward VI School Wilton Road , SO15 5UQ	- not rated	2,875 yd	Other independent school	No	Mixed	More About School
The Gregg Preparatory School 17-19 Winn Road , Southampton SO17 1EJ	- not rated	2,927 yd	Other independent school	Yes	Mixed	More About School

School statistics for this postcode are based on Ofsted rankings.

Food and Drink

Restaurants, Cafes, Canteens

Business Name	Address	Distance
SAUCE	27 - 29 Queensway, Southampton	108 yd
Arties	26 - 27 High Street, Southampton	128 yd
Ottoman Kitchen	36 - 37 High Street, Southampton	141 yd
Kesarum	25 High Street, Southampton	149 yd
Sidewalk South	24 High Street, Southampton	149 yd

Pubs, Bars, Nightclubs

Business Name	Address	Distance
Standing Order	30 High Street, Southampton	149 yd
Leo Leisure	19 - 21 High Street, Southampton	167 yd
Oasis Bar	137 High Street, Southampton	178 yd
For Your Eyes Only	133 - 136 High Street, Southampton	187 yd
The 1865 Club	Brunswick Square, Southampton	193 yd

Takeaway, Sandwich Shops

Business Name	Address	Distance
Mikes Fish And Chips	23 Queens Way, Southampton	108 yd
Bitz And Pizzaz	17 Queensway, Southampton	108 yd
New Town	121 East Street, Southampton	182 yd
Fish Station	110 East Street, Southampton	182 yd
Indos Peri Peri, Also Trading As Just Chicken	132 High Street, Southampton	187 yd

Supermarkets, Hypermarkets

Business Name	Address	Distance
E&J Oriental Supermarket	108 East Street, Southampton	149 yd
Lidl	15 - 17 High Street, Southampton	149 yd
Mon Thai Supermarket	107 East Street, Southampton	160 yd
Tesco	173 - 178 High Street, Southampton	259 yd
Co-Operative	117 High Street, Southampton	320 yd

Sport

Facility Name	Sport Objects	Distance
Energie Ladies Fitness Club (Southampton) (Closed) East Bargate	health and fitness suite	310 yd
The Gym (Southampton Central) 176-178 176-178 HIGH STREET	health and fitness suite	310 yd
Speedflex (Southampton) City Court City Court Briton Street	health and fitness suite	324 yd
The Quays Swimming & Diving Complex HARBOUR PARADE	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	438 yd
Grand Harbour Hotel WEST QUAY ROAD	health and fitness suite, swimming pool	459 yd
Hoglands Park PAVILLION HOGLANDS PARK PAVILLION HOGLANDS PARK HOUNDWELL PLACE	grass pitches	459 yd
Kingsland Gym (Closed) 19-20 19-20 St. Marys Place	health and fitness suite	604 yd
Deanery Gymnastics Centre (Closed) Deanery Sports Hall Deanery Sports Hall Chapel Road		626 yd
Southampton City College ST. MARY STREET	health and fitness suite	632 yd
Kingsland Community Centre KINGSLAND HALL KINGSLAND HALL BROAD GREEN		717 yd

Broadband

Technology Aviability

Percentage of premises that have Superfast Broadband (30Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (100Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have Ultrafast Broadband (300Mbit/s or greater) coverage from fixed broadband	0.0%
Percentage of premises that have coverage from a Gigabit capable service from fixed broadband	0.0%

Speed Aviability

Percentage of premises unable to receive 2Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 5Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 10Mbit/s	0.0%
Percentage of premises unable to receive 30Mbit/s	50.0%

Broadband statistics are based on Ofcom's Communications Market Report (CMR) 2022.